Oil-can spout



A. L. LOGAN.

v OIL CAN SPOUTK APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30, I920.

1,364,566. Patented Jan. 4,1921.

WITN ESSES l VENTOR g1 w I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE.

ALBERT L. LOGAN, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO GEM MANUFAC-TUBING COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENN-SYLV'ANIA.

OIL-CAN SPOUT.

Application filed January 30, 1920.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT L. LOGAN, aresident of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oil-CanSpouts, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to oil can spouts of the general type in which thespout is provided with a cleaning rod and is mounted for longitudinalreciprocation to cause the end of the rod to project to or through theend of the spout, the spout being held yieldin ly in its outwardposition by a spring.

The object of the invention is to provide a spout of the generalcharacter explained, and in which the cleaning rod and spoutpressingspring are held in their operative positions by an easily detachablemember, and which spout may be economically manufactured.

The invention is illustrated in the accom panying drawings of whichFigure 1 is a side elevation of the lower portion of an oil can combinedwith a vertical central sectional view of the upper portion of the canand the spout attached to it, and Fig. 2 a perspective view of thespring and cleaning-rod retaining member.

The oil can 1 may be of any form or shape, that shown herein being theconventional conically shaped can provided at its upper end with anopening which may be interiorly threaded or otherwise formed for theattachment of a spout. The several parts of the spout structure arepreferably all mounted within a bushing comprising an upwardly-extendingsleeve 2 for receiving and supporting the spout proper, adownwardly-extending sleeve 3 which may be screw threaded for attachmentto the oil can at the opening thereof, and a laterallyextending flangeadapted to rest upon the top of the can, a suitable washer or other formof packing 5 being provided between the can and such flange. Within thesleeve 2 a tapered spout 6 of the usual or any desired form is mountedfor longitudinal reciprocation, the inner end of the spout beingprovided with a flange 7 extending laterally beneath a ledge 8 formedwithin the bushing, such ledge cooperating with the Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

Serial No. 355,132.

flange 7 to limit the outward movement of the spout. Between the ledgeand the flange a packing ring 9 may be provided.

The spout is held yieldingly in its outward position by means of aspring, which preferably takes the form of a coil spring 10 constructedto bear at its upper end against the inner face of the spout flange 7.The cleaning rod 11 within the spout 6 may be, and preferably is, formedas a continuation of the lower end of the spring 10. To so attach thespring and cleaning rod in their operative positions that they may bereadily disassembled, the spring is mount ed within a cage havingoutwardly-urged spring arms provided at their ends withlaterally-extending detents adapted to engage cooperating engagingelements formed in the bushing. The preferred form of cage, illustratedparticularly in Fig. 2, comprises a cup-shaped base 12 and a pair ofoppositelydisposed spring arms 13, which, when unresisted, normallyincline outwardly from the base 12. The outer end of each arm is bentoutwardly to form a laterally-extending detent 14 adapted to be receivedby an annular groove 15 formed in the interior of the spout bushing.

In operation, the spout 6 is normally held outwardly by the spring 10,which acts between the base 12 of the cage and the flange 7 of thespout. To clean the spout, it may be moved inwardly against theresistance of the spring 10, and, to facilitate such movement, the spoutmay be provided with a laterally-extending ring 16 which may be engagedby and between two fingers of a workman. By thus moving the spoutinwardly, the cleaning rod 11 moves through the outer end of the spout,with the result that foreign or other matter clogging the end thereof isremoved. When it becomes desirable to remove the cleaning .rod from thespout, either for effecting the further cleaning of the spout or forother purposes, it is only necessary to unscrew the spout bushing fromthe oil can, and thereafter to press toward each other the spring arms13 until the detents 1e thereof become disengaged from the annularbushing groove 15. The cage ma then be readily withdrawn from the busing. Not only is there thus afforded an easily assembled anddisassembled spout, but also a spout which may be economicallymanufactured.

According to the provisions of the patent statutes, I have described theprinciple and operation of my invention together with the constructionwhich I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof. However,I desire to have it understood that, within the scope of the appendedclaims, my invention may be practised by other forms of constructionthan that specifically shown and described herein.

I claim as my invention:

1. An oil can spout comprising in combination a bushing adapted to beattached to an oil can and provided interiorly with engaging-elements, acage provided with outwardly-urged spring arms having lateral detentsengaging said bushing engaging elements, a discharge spout mounted forlongitudinal reciprocation in said bushing, a cleaning rod in saidspout, and a spring in said cage attached to said rod and acting betweensaid cage and spout to hold the latter yieldingly outwardly.

2. The combination with an oil can provided with a spout opening, of aspout comprising a bushing removably attached to the can at said openingand provided interior-1y with engaging-elements, a cage projecting fromsaid bushing within the can and provided with outwardly-urged springarms having lateral detents engaging said bushing engaging-elements, adischarge spout mounted for longitudinal reciprocation in the outer endof said bushing, a cleaning rod in said spout, and a coil spring in saidcage attached at-its inner end to the inner end or said rod, said springacting between the bottom of said cage and the inner end of said spoutto hold the latter yieldingly outwardly.

3. An oil can spout comprising in combination a bushing adapted to beattached roan oil can and provided interiorly with a lateral groove, acage comprising a base and a pair of oppositely-disposed outwardlyurgedspring arms havinglaterally-projecting detents extending into saidbushing groove, a reciprocating spout, a cleaning rod therein, and acoil spring seated in the base of said cage and yieldingly holding saidspout outwardly, said cage being detachable from said bushing bypressing said arms toward each other.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

ALBERT L. LOGAN. Witnesses:

ALICE A. TRILL, PAUL N. CRrroHLow.

